The Visible Hand
| Author | : Alfred D. Chandler Jr. |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 625 |
| Release | : 1993-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674417687 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674417682 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (682 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Visible Hand by : Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
Download or read book The Visible Hand written by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of large-scale business enterprise—big business and its managers—during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution.
